It seems only a short while ago that we were complaining about how unbearably hot the summer is here in Japan. Well, time sure does pass by quickly, and we're now headed into winter, with parts of northern Japan already seeing a bit of snow.

Earlier this year we introduced our readers to Japan's fox village, an open-range zoo home to dozens of adorable foxes so tame that they'll walk right up to you to say hi. This year, too, Japanese sightseers have stopped by to see the foxes playin...

Nov 26, 12:00 games This week, we examine the enigma of Toad and his big comeback game! Plus Etrian Odyssey crossovers, Guilty Gear accents, and some old remixes. ― I probably should address Thanksgiving this week, but it doesn't look like anyone,...

noitaminA Plans 'Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace' Anime For 2015 Posted by Chris Beveridge November 28, 2014 at 08:30 PM Details are slim at this point but during the noitaminA Announcement Conference 2015, it was announced that a new series coming n...

Square Enix along with Final Fantasy Tactics character designer Ryoma Ito and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers music maker Ryo Yamazaki created a new strategy RPG. Heavenstrike Rivals has over 230 units to train and most inter...

Hakusensha today posted a short version promotional video for "Fighter," Japanese rock group Bump of Chicken's collaboration song with Chica Umino's shogi-themed manga Sangatsu no Lion/March Comes in Like a Lion.

Composer Nobuyoshi Koshibe passed away on November 21. He was 81. The cause of death has not been announced, but Koshibe had been reportedly undergoing medical treatment for some time. A funeral service was held for close relatives only, and a mem...

What's this, a double post? Did i fall behind a week? No, all my Parasyte posts were totally on time so this just means…DOUBLE FEATURE! Two episodes for the waiting price of one? How could anyone argue with this?

The Power Rangers Dino Charge Scanner app features the opening theme song of the Power Rangers Dino Charge TV series. Special thanks to RangerCrew for the audio rip. In the present day, an intergalactic bounty hunter named Sledge starts sniffing a...

For those who haven't seen it yet, a giant MMPR Red Ranger balloon was seen in the 2014 Macy's Thanksgiving Parade. This is the 4th year the Power Rangers participated in the event. Unlike the previous Macy's Thanksgiving Parade where the Power Ra...

'Seraph Of The End' Anime Cast Expands Posted by Chris Beveridge November 28, 2014 at 04:34 PM The anime adaptation of the Jump Square manga series Seraph of the End by Takaya Kagami and Yamato Yamamoto gave us some good information previously wit...

Internet Reacts to Marshtomp from Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire With the recent release of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire games for the 3DS, Marshtomp, the second evolution of Mudkip has taken the spotlight of the latest mem...

「巫女の懐胎」 (Miko no Kaitai ) "Conception of the Oracle " PSYCHO-PASS 2 continues where it left off last week with the snowball effect of revealing secrets. Last week, it became clear that Kamui was using holos of the children that died in the plane c...

The first teaser for Star Wars: The Force Awakens is now available to watch online and in theaters starting today, though it's not anything that will be like how many of us felt when the first full trailer arrived for The Phantom Menace all those ...

Announced earlier this week, Etrian Odyssey and the Mystery Dungeon mixes the Etrian Odyssey series with Spike Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon games in a crossover RPG. Atlus updated the official teaser site with a handful of new system videos, preview...

The official website for the anime adaptation of Naoshi Komi's Nisekoi has released a new visual for the upcoming 2015 Nisekoi OVA, which will be releasing on February 4th next year bundled with the 16th volume of his manga.

Famitsu reported that Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Saphire for the 3DS has sold 3. 04 million copies worldwide in just three days! In Japan alone, the game has sold over 1. 5 million copies. The game's worldwide sales does not include the Europe s...

Toei Animation opened a website on Friday to confirm that Go! Princess Precure is the 12th Precure television anime series, and that it will premiere next spring. (Most of the Precure series have been listed to premiere in spring, but actually pre...

The third entry into the 2014 Japan Animator Expo is an anime music video to TeddyLoid's latest single, ME! ME! ME! This new video is produced by Studio Khara (The Rebuild of Evenagelion films) and features a very trippy and halucengenic trip.

Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda recently revealed that they will announce a brand new RPG in December, which will be for consoles and not a remake. He shares a little more about the near future of the company and other announcements in this w...

Have you been looking at picking yourself up a copy of Nitroplus / 5pb's Science Adventure visual novel Steins;Gate, but been waiting for the price to drop down a bit? English-language publisher Jast USA have today announced that a new budget pric...

The official site for the upcoming TV anime Yoru no Yatterman announced the voice cast for the four main villain characters today. Doronjo, Boyacky, and Tonzura in this new TV anime are set as descendant of the original villains with the same name...

It has been announced in a recent Japanese anime magazine that the sequel to studio Trigger's 2013 anime Little Witch Academia will be releasing next year. The magazine has also reconfirmed the 2015 announcement for Death Parade.

To celebrate the birthday of Yui Hirasawa from K-ON! , TBS and MBS's official anime goods store Animaru! listed 11 new commemorative items all at once yesterday on November 27. The most expensive one is a 250,000 yen (about US$2,110) limited repli...

Shonen Jump magazine has a new image for Naruto the Last Movie. Pictured above, it's the most moving yet. Text on the image: "Naruto and Hinata, whose feelings didn't reach each other, their fates will now combine!

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